Helper class for the burst_creator node. More...

#include <burst_checker.h>

Public Member Functions
	BurstChecker ()
	Sets values to their initial states.
bool	endOfBurst ()
const burst_calc::burst &	getBurst ()
const ros::Time *	getTimePtr ()
	Returns a pointer to the start time of the burst.
void	init (int index, double baseline, double threshold, int burst_window)
	Gives the object values needed for later calculations.
bool	isBursting ()
void	reset ()
	Resets the burst checker.
void	update (const neuro_recv::dish_state &d)
	Updates the burst checker with a new dish state.
Private Attributes
double	baseline_
burst_calc::burst	burst_
int	burst_window_
bool	end_of_burst_
int	frame_count_
int	index_
bool	is_bursting_
bool	is_possible_burst_
int	spike_count_
double	threshold_

Detailed Description

Helper class for the burst_creator node.

Monitors a single channel for bursting activity. A burst is defined as 3 or more spikes in a period in which the activity does not drop below baseline.

Copyright:: Copyright 2013 University of Massachusetts Lowell

Author:: Jonathan Hasenzahl

Definition at line 22 of file burst_checker.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

BurstChecker::BurstChecker ( )

Sets values to their initial states.

Definition at line 13 of file burst_checker.cpp.

Member Function Documentation

bool BurstChecker::endOfBurst ( ) [inline]

Definition at line 33 of file burst_checker.h.

const burst_calc::burst& BurstChecker::getBurst ( ) [inline]

Definition at line 31 of file burst_checker.h.

const ros::Time * BurstChecker::getTimePtr ( )

Returns a pointer to the start time of the burst.

Returns:: if there is a possible burst, returns a pointer to the start time of the; returns a null pointer otherwise

Definition at line 144 of file burst_checker.cpp.

void BurstChecker::init	(	int	index,
		double	baseline,
		double	threshold,
		int	burst_window
	)

Gives the object values needed for later calculations.

Parameters:

index	the index of the channel, from 0 to 59
baseline	the baseline voltage of the channel
threshold	the spike threshold of the channel
burst_window	the size (in dish states) of the burst window

Definition at line 29 of file burst_checker.cpp.

bool BurstChecker::isBursting ( ) [inline]

Definition at line 32 of file burst_checker.h.

void BurstChecker::reset ( )

Resets the burst checker.

This should be called after the end of a burst has been detected (isBursting) and the burst has been retrieved (getBurst).

Definition at line 131 of file burst_checker.cpp.

void BurstChecker::update ( const neuro_recv::dish_state & d )

Updates the burst checker with a new dish state.

This method contains the logic for determining if a burst is occurring on this channel.

Parameters: